Word Meaning 頭に血が上る

あたまにちがのぼる atama ni chi ga noboru

頭に血が上る is read as あたまにちがのぼる (atama ni chi ga noboru) and means to lose one's cool.

Meaning

English

  1. to lose one's cool
  2. to blow one's top
  3. to flip one's lid
  4. to get angry

Reading

Kana

あたまにちがのぼる

Romaji

atama ni chi ga noboru

Writing Variants

  • 頭に血がのぼる あたまにちがのぼる atama ni chiganoboru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 66309 Priority K

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上前頭回

じょうぜんとうかい

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上腕二頭筋

じょうわんにとうきん

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上腕三頭筋

じょうわんさんとうきん

triceps brachii muscle

前頭上位

まえがしらじょうい

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頭を丸める

あたまをまるめる

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頭が回る

あたまがまわる

to get one's head around

頭を振る

かぶりをふる

to shake one's head (in denial)

頭を下げる

あたまをさげる

to apologize

頭骨

ずこつ

skull

頭脳

ずのう

head